Irish Hill Gage, Irish Hill, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Irish Hill Gage | - not defined - |
Irish Hill | Hill |
Irish Hill Mining District | Mining District |
Amador County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 23' 49'' North , 120° 58' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ione | 7,000 (2017) | 5.8km |
Drytown | 167 (2011) | 11.0km |
Buena Vista | 429 (2011) | 12.3km |
Amador City | 189 (2017) | 12.7km |
Camanche Village | 847 (2011) | 14.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 14km |
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 40km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 40km |
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 48km |
Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs | North Highlands, California | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
73692
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73692:2
GUID (UUID V4):
93e6e6ee-ba0b-48c8-a630-6e5bb60d891e
A former clay occurrence/pit operation located in sec. 10, T6N, R9E, MDM, 0.4 km (0.2 miles) SSE of Irish Hill (coordinates of record, on the lower S slope of the hill) (LOT 224, Rancho Arroyo Seco; 3.9 miles NW of Ione). Operated by the Charles S. Howard estate. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. Worked by various operators over a period of many years. Idle in 1954, but under lease to Gladding, McBean and Co. since 1948.
Local rocks include Eocene nonmarine rocks, unit 1 (Northern and Central California).
Workings include surface openings comprised of an open pit.
1928 annual production was about 600 tons, all mined and loaded by hand.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Unclassified | |||
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ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10028022 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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